The visual arts is not alone in its efforts to decarbonise, change behaviour, and fight the climate crisis. Other sectors across the world - from film and TV to museums and fashion - are tackling similar challenges.
Recently we were lucky enough to chat to Sara Kassam, Sustainability Advisor at UK Sport and former Sustainability Lead at the V&A, to discuss what the sport and art worlds have in common - and some things they might be able to earn from each other.
Head to the link in bio now to read more ⏩🔗
Today we’re spotlighting more of our members who have been regularly calculating their emissions and making reductions 🎉
Here are some recent (and not so recent) carbon reports submitted by our members. Swipe to see emissions breakdowns ➡️
Don’t forget our carbon calculator is totally free to use - send us a DM if you want to get involved!
📣📣📣 GCC Book Club 📣📣📣
This month’s GCC Book Club selection is Museums and the Climate Crisis by Nick Merriman.
Museums and the Climate Crisis shows how museums can respond to the interrelated global climate, biodiversity and pollution crises.
Taking a broad approach beyond purely climate issues, the book touches on the use of renewables, environmental controls and standards, travel (including virtual couriering), waste management (including recycling, plastic reduction and composting), reducing pollution and increasing biodiversity within museums.
We were lucky enough to speak to Nick Merriman about the book and his thoughts on how museums can help fight climate change. Head to the link in bio now to read more ➡️🔗
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Today we’re congratulating more of our members who have been regularly calculating their emissions and making reductions 🎉
To show how much good work is taking place across the sector, here are some carbon reports submitted by our members. Swipe to see emissions breakdowns ➡️
Don’t forget our carbon calculator is totally free to use - send us a DM if you want to get involved!
Over the years, several of our members have asked us how they can meet their carbon targets when their organisation is growing.
This is an important question - growth is a huge topic for discussion that is constantly evolving, and today we’ve published our thoughts and advice in this ever-changing area.
Head to the link in bio now to read more ➡️🔗
As always, we’d love to hear your feedback - send us a DM or reach out to a member of the team.
🎙🎙🎙 Podcast of the Month 🎙🎙🎙
This month’s Podcast of the Month pick is Mothers of Invention @mothersinvent , hosted by former Irish president Mary Robinson and comedian and writer Maeve Higgins.
The podcast highlights feminist climate change solutions from (mostly) women around the world, with a particular focus on the stories of black, brown and indigenous women and girls who have been innovating from the front lines of climate change.
You can listen to Mothers of Invention on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 📻
@londongalleryweekend kicks off this Friday, and as part of our ongoing Climate Conscious Travel campaign, GCC is encouraging everyone who is able to take the #TrainToLGW2024 .
Head to the link in bio now for tips on planning your journey and to find out how train travel will dramatically reduce the environmental impact of your visit. 🚆
Are you travelling climate consciously to London Gallery Weekend this year? We want to hear about it! Share your travel plans with us and tag us in your posts and stories 💚
#ClimateConsciousTravel#TrainToLGW2024
Photo: Linda Nylind
UN Climate Change partners with Art Charter for Climate Action
The Art Charter for Climate Action (ACCA) is pleased to announce a partnership with UN Climate Change, to join and align efforts in uniting the arts and entertainment sectors in transformative climate action. The announcement was made at The Hope Forum held during the 60th Venice Biennale international art exhibition by Kay Mercé, Mitigation Division, UNFCCC Secretariat.
“In order to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, it is essential that all sectors take transformative climate action now,” said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. “In addition to reducing its global emissions, arts and culture play a critical role in inspiring people to imagine and realise a low carbon, just and climate-resilient future.”
The ACCA and UN Climate Change announcement was endorsed by Frances Morris, Director Emerita of the Tate Modern, who emphasized that “ACCA can and should be a common framework. But crucially, it can also be a network of networks for a green and just transition. From all corners of the world, linking grassroots to big shoots, we (the visual arts sector) can be united in our actions for the planet.”
Learn more through the link in bio.
@galleryclimatecoalition@cimam_museums@julies_bicycle@art2030org@unclimatechange#francesmarymorris@francesmarymorris#artcharter#artcharterforclimateaction
Images courtesy of ART 2030.
We’d like to take a moment to congratulate our members who have been regularly calculating their emissions and making reductions - we’re so grateful to everyone who’s shared their carbon reports with us!
With so much good work taking place across the sector, we’d like to share some recent (and not so recent) submissions. Swipe to see emissions breakdowns from some of our members ➡️
Don’t forget our carbon calculator is totally free to use - send us a DM if you want to get involved!
@longallery@galerialuciamendoza@massimodecarlogallery@simsmith_@ortuzarprojects@pony.projects@stuartshavemodernart@cristearoberts
In this podcast, artist and land conservationist Haley Mellin talks with the Arts Management and Technology Lab at Carnegie Mellon University about actions artists and arts organizations of all sizes can take to measure their climate impact, reduce emissions, and support biodiversity protection.
Listen at amt-lab.org or wherever you get your podcasts!
#conservation#sustainability#art#emissions#galleries#museums
Last night we hosted our first ever member networking event - and we already can't wait to do it again!
This was a new venture for us, and we were thrilled to be able to use our platform to facilitate new connections and peer support for our members based in London.
Thank you to everyone who joined, to the @whitecube team for kindly hosting the event and @sustainablewinesolutions for providing drinks!
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